Tag: Charles Booker

Rand Paul Wins Kentucky U.S. Senate GOP Primary, Will Face Democrat Rep. Charles Booker in General Election

An 80-1 longshot may have won this year’s Kentucky Derby, but underdogs in the state’s Republican primaries had no such luck Tuesday as incumbents swept past interparty rivals and onto likely reelection against Democratic opponents in November. As expected, two-term Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) easily won his GOP primary against little-known, marginally financed hopefuls. He will…


Rand Paul Wins Kentucky US Senate GOP Primary, Will Face Democrat Rep. Charles Booker in General Election

An 80-1 longshot may have won this year’s Kentucky Derby, but underdogs in the state’s Republican primaries had no such luck Tuesday as incumbents swept past interparty rivals and onto likely reelection against Democratic opponents in November. As expected, two-term Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) easily won his GOP primary against little-known, marginally financed hopefuls. He will…


November Paul-Booker US Senate Clash Is the Most Compelling Race in Kentucky’s May 17 Primaries

The biggest race in the Kentucky primaries is not on the May 17 ballot but the presumptive November clash between two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Charles Booker. Both are so heavily favored to secure their party’s nod in the intramurals that their campaigns are already targeting each other….


November Paul-Booker US Senate Clash Is Most Compelling Race in Kentucky’s May 17 Primaries

The biggest race in the Kentucky primaries isn’t on the May 17 ballot, but the presumptive November clash between two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Charles Booker. Both are so heavily favored to secure their party’s nod in the primaries that their campaigns are already targeting each other. Paul…


One Day Left in Kentucky’s First ‘No Excuses’ Early Voting Period

There is less than a day left before Kentucky concludes its first-ever “no excuses needed” three-day early voting period ahead of the state’s May 17 primaries and, by all accounts, turnout has been steady and the process smooth. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams was among the first to cast a ballot when early voting…